Prisoners of the Third Reich

Crete, 1 June, 1941: Overwhelming German airborne forces overrun thegallant Allied OF THE resistance defending the Greek island of Cretein the World War II Battle for Crete. They capture 5000 hungry andabandoned Allied troops, attempting an evacuation to Egypt. 'Arty'Dawson, an Aussie Sapper in the Royal Engineers, Sixth Division, findshimself an unwilling POW.This gripping true story traces Arty's two breathtaking escape attemptsin Greece and his successful final escape to American lines, from deepinside Europe, as German soldiers flee the advancing Russian Front in theclosing stages of the Third Reich.Arty's survival is largely due to luck, combined with the cooperationof his comrades, as well as unexpected and significant help from theRed Cross and the heartfelt forces of family love. Importantly, Arty, aquintessential Aussie bloke, raised in the Great Depression years, findssecret love to keep his spirits alive during the darkest of times.